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BOOKS ON HOW TO SHOOT - PISTOLS, REVOLVERS, RIFLES, SHOTGUNS

THE ART OF HANDGUN SHOOTING, By Captain Charles Askins, Jr.

Very Good in VG Dust Jacket, Red cloth covered boards, with black background for lettering.

Numerous Photographic Illustrations

9 1/4 X 6 1/4 inches, small tears in dust jacket, mylar wrapper.

219 pages w/index

"The system of gun handling advocated is entirely original and is based upon the firing of more than a quarter million rounds of cartridges."

"Police forces, home guards, state guards and pistol clubs should make this book available to their members."

Item No: G90 Price: $24.00 SOLD

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MASTERING THE PISTOL AND THE REVOLVER by Morris Fisher

Very Good in VG Dust Jacket,Grey cloth covered boards, Black lettering on front cover and spine.

15 photographic illustrations, and a few line drawings.

Some light foxing on illustrations, former owner's name on flyleaf, dustjacket corners clipped.

158 pages w/index

"...this book is carefully planned so as to lead the beginner step by step from the first elements, such as stance, and the proper grips for both revolver and automatic pistol, to the refinements of rapid fire and shooting from the hip."

"While Mr. Fisher has written with an eye to the learner's requirements, he is far from slighting the expert and the instructor. His method of treating each fault in a separate chapter,...offers the experienced shot the convenience of going directly to his individual problem with no loss of time or effort."

Item No: Gweb 6 Price: $24.00

BE AN EXPERT SHOT WITH RIFLE, HANDGUN, OR SHOTGUN By Clair Rees,

Hardcover, DJ,

Winchester Press, An Imprint of New Century Publishers, Inc., Piscataway, NJ, (1984).

photographs.

Condition = FINE/FINE.

186 pages,

Size = 8 x 10 inches.

**** You Can Be an Expert Shot, Rifle Shooting Basics, Choosing the Right Equipment, .22 Rimfire: The Rifle You?ll Never Outgrow, How to Sight Your Rifle In, How to Hit Running Game, How to Beat ?Buck Fever?, Begin With a Rimfire, How to Shoot a Bigbore Handgun Well, Shotgun Basics: How to Hit a Moving Target, Skeet and Trap Shooting, Handloading Can Make You a Better Shot and more.

Item No: Gweb 7 Price: $28.00

THE COMPLETE SHOOTER By Sam Fadala

Hardcover, DJ,

DBI Books, Inc., Northfield, Ill. (1984),

photographs, charts, drawings.

Condition = FINE/FINE.

446 pages,

Size = 8 3/8 x 11 inches.

**** A Total resource Guide For the Practical Shooter.: Choosing and using modern firearms, Knowing and understanding rifles, shotguns, handguns, Time proven sport shooting and hunting techniques,, The how-to's of sights, handloading, and care and much much more."quotes from dustjacket or other reference

Item No: Gweb 8 Price: $35.00

HANDGUNNER'S GUIDE. Including the Art of the Quick=Draw and Combat Shooting By Chic Gaylord

Hardcover, DJ,

Bramhall House, NY, (1960),.

photographs.

Condition = VERY GOOD (some high lighting in places still VG), DJ chipped, torn, creases o/w GOOD.

176 pages,

Size = 7 x 10 inches.

**** Includes = Choosing a Handgun, Adapting a gun to your individual needs, Drawing and firing for speed and for accuracy, Self-defense and combat methods, Holsters and ammunition for handguns, The psychology of gun-fighting and more.

Item No: Gweb 9 Price: $ 25.00 SOLD

THE HANDBOOK OF HANDGUNNING New Concepts in Pistol and Revolver Shooting. By Paul Weston

Hardcover, DJ,

Crown Publishers, Inc, NY, (1968),

Drawings by Don Griffiths, Photographs by Ernest Tsukuda.

Condition = VERY GOOD, DJ w/Large chip out of spine, other ships and tears o/w GOOD.

138 pages,

Size = 7 x 10 inches.

**** The Constant Grip, The Basic Position, Sighting, Area Aiming, The I-Factors in Trigger-Finger Motion, Double_Action Shooting, Directed Fire from the Hips, Reading the Target, The Ninety-Day Shooting Program, Appendix, Index.

Item No: Gweb 10 Price: $40.00 SOLD

Another Copy, Bonanza edition, fine condition with dustjacket Item No. Gweb 10A $35.00

TARGET SHOOTING TODAY New Concepts in Revolver Shooting By Captain Paul B. Weston

Hardcover, DJ,

Greenberg Publisher, NY, (1950), First Edition.

photographs.

Condition = VERY GOOD, DJ (minor stain edge wear) GOOD.

xxv, 81 pages, Bibliography,

Size = 4 x 7 inches.

****The Modern Revolver, Single vs. Double Action, Firing Position, Look at the Sights, Area Aiming, Range Firing, Burning Power . more.

Item No: Gweb 11 Price: $20.00 SOLD

SHOTS AT BIG GAME How to shoot a rifle accurately under hunting conditions. By Craig Boddington

Hardcover, DJ,

Stackpole Books, Harrisburg, PA, (1980), First Edition.

photographs, drawings by Stuart Funk.

Condition = FINE/FINE.

198 pages,

Size = 7 3/8 x 9 inches.

**** Memorable Hits, Forgettable Misses, Shooting Basics, Matching the Gun to the Game, Cartridge Selection, Scopes and Sights, Stock Fit, Shot Placement on Game, Bucks in the Brush, Dangerous Game ? A Different Business and much more.

Item No: Gweb 12 Price: $32.00

THE BOY'S BOOK OF RIFLES By Charles Edward Chapel

Hardcover, DJ,

Coward-McCann, Inc., NY, 1961 Edition, Revised. Third Printing,

Line drawings by Dick Spencer.

Condition = VERY GOOD, DJ GOOD w/two inch tears to edge of back panel and light wear.

274 pages,

Size = 5 5/8 x 8 inches.

**** Prepared and revised with the cooperation of the Boy Scouts of America and the National Rifle Association, .A brief History of the Development of Firearms, The Rifle and Its Parts, Gun Safety, Shooting Positions, N.R.A. Targets and Awards, The Boy Scout Marksmanship Merit Badge, .22 Caliber Rifle Ranges, Rifle Range Operation, How to Select a .22 Caliber Rifle, Bibliography and more.

Item No: Gweb 13 Price: $20.00

THE AMERICAN SHOTGUNNER By Francis E. Sell

Hardcover, DJ,

The Stackpole Company, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, (1962), First Edition,

photographs, charts.

Condition = FINE/VERY GOOD.

301 pages,

Size = 6 x 9 inches.

**** Our Shotgun Heritage, Range Finding Waterfowl, The 12 and 10 Gauge Magnum Shotguns, The 20 Gauges, Standard and Magnum, .28 and .410 Gauges, Shot Sizes and Their Use, Factory Shotshells, Advanced Handloading, Shotshell Reloading Tools and Accessories and a whole lot more.

Item No: Gweb 14 Price: $35.00

A MANUAL OF CLAYSHOOTING By Chris Craddock

Hardcover, DJ,

Hippocrene Books, Inc., NY, (1983).

photographs, line drawings,

Condition = VERY GOOD/VERY GOOD.

ix, 182 pages,

Size = 6 x 9 inches.

**** Modern Shotguns & Cartridges, Gun & Cartridge Specifications for the Various Disciplines, The Try Gun, Do-It Yourself Fitting & Stock Alterations, The Referee, How to Shoot the Various Disciplines, Forming & Running a Clay Shooting Club, Glossary & Abbreviations, Bibliography, etc.

Item No: Gweb 15 Price: $18.00

SCORE BETTER AT SKEET By Fred Missildine with Nick Karas

Hardcover, DJ,

Winchester Press, NY, Third Printing, July, 1974,

photographs, line drawings.

Condition = FINE/ VERY GOOD (DJ price clipped).

162 pages,

Size = 5 7/8 x 8 inches.

**** How It All Started, Skeet Guns, Skeet Guns and Equipment, Gun Fit, Basic Principles of Skeet, Improving Your Score, Tournament Skeet, etc.

Item No: Gweb 16 Price: $16.00 SOLD

SCORE BETTER AT TRAP By Fred Missildine with Nick Karas

Hardcover, DJ,

Winchester Press, NY, Fourth Printing, July 1974.

photographs, line drawings.

markings or defects

157 pages,

Size = 5 7/8 x 8 inches.

**** The Trap Shooting Game & How It Started, Trap Guns & Equipment, Gun Fit, Gun-Mounting & Basic Stance, Handicap & Doubles Trap, Improving Your Shooting, Tournament Shooting and more.

Item No: Gweb 17 Price: $16.00

ED MCGIVERN'S FAST AND FANCY REVOLVER SHOOTING

Fine in VG Dust Jacket Tan cloth with Dark Brown lettering

Publisher:Follett Publishing Company Chicago 1975, Anniversary Edition

Illustrations: Black & white photographs and drawings incorporated in the text.

Dustjacket has one small chip on backstrip

484 pages w/index

8 vo, 6 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches.

"Ed McGivern, the acknowledged dean of revolver shooters, was born in 1874. His book, first published in 1938 is a much sought after classic..."

"This new facsimile edition commemorates the centennial of the author's birth, and once again makes this rare volume available to eager gun buffs."

Item No: Gweb18 Price: $SOLD

THE ULTIMATE IN RIFLE PRECISION, Towsend Whelen, editor

Very Good, No Dust Jacket, Slick pictorial paper covered boards, backstrip missing.

Illustrations: Black and white photographs, including the bench rest at Pine Tree Rifle Club, Johnstown, NY, the home of bench rest shooting.

Spine gone, boards scratched and scuffed, wear to shelf edges, childish writing in pencil on endpapers, contents sound and tight.

164 pages w/"A real Rifleman's Directory of firms and individuals who can furnish equipment, supplies, and services to riflemen.

8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches.

"The American rifle was developed in Pennsylvania, and eventually was carried into Virginia and Kentucky, but the greatest number were used in the North and Northeast. Thus it happens that ever since the Revolutionary War the rifle as a weapon of precision has reached its highest development among a small nucleus of riflemen and riflesmiths living in New England, New York and Pennsylvania. This group have recently organized themselves into the Bench Rest Shooters' Association......"

"Around 1906 interest was shown in ilitary rifle shooting, and as the old timers passed on, the younger ones became solely interested in shooting the 30-06 Springfield.

Item No: Gweb19 Price: $35.00SOLD

THE ULTIMATE IN RIFLE PRECISION Townsend Whelen, Editor

Very Good No Dust Jacket Grey Cloth Binding, black lettering with black bullseye on cover..

Publisher: Sportman's Press, 1951 Bench Rest Shooter's Annual, cy 1951 First Edition. Joel G. Hodge, Pres., William Van Nostrand, Secy.

Illustrations: Black and white photographs and line drawings. Rear endpapers are Weatherby Ad.

Upper spine shows wear, light wear to shelf edges, owner's name on flyleaf, o/w sound and tight.

373 pages w/The Rifleman's Directory, and various ad pages.

8 3/4 x 6 inches.

"At the 1948 matches at Johnstown, New York, it was decided that the Association should publish a Yearbook, which would record the results of the matches for the year, new technical information, helpful instructional matters, and be promotional as well."

"What we strive for in building a bench rest rifle is construction that will contribute to fine accuracy, and a design that will adapt itlesf to use on the bench so that the human errors of holding, aiming and trigger release will be reduced to the minimum."

Item No: Gweb20 SOLDPrice: SOLD

THE ULTIMATE IN RIFLE PRECISION, Towsend Whelen, Col. U.S. Army, Retired, Editor

Very Good, No Dust Jacket, Light Brown Cloth Binding, Dark red lettering.

Publisher: The Stackpole Company in collaboration with The National Bench Rest Shooters Association, Third Edition, cy 1954

Illustrations: Black & White photographs and drawings, many contributed by member John F. Collins.

Very light shelf wear, spot on lower edge, previous owner's name on free front flyleaf.

376 pages including ad pages and bibliography.

9 x 6 1/8 inches.

"The very remarkable shooting done at these 1947 matches caused nation wide interest, and a rapid rise in bench rest shooting followed immediately."

"Those who attended the 1947 matches also proved to be very successful missionaries, declaring that never in their lives had they experienced such an enjoyable and profitable time as at these matches.:

Item No: Gweb21 Price:SOLD

GUNS by Hy Hunter

Very Good , No Dust Jacket Red decorated paper cover.

Publisher: American Weapons Company, Wilcox & Follett Co. 1956 Third Edition

Illustrations: loaded with black and white photograpsh.

Backstrip has wear and rip along lower 1/3, lower corners are bent and folded, upper corners have been bent. There is yellowing and ageing to paper with some silverfishing. Back cover has white spots where something has been stuck and removed with some loss of illustration.

284 pages with order blanks, History of Firearms.

8 1/2 x 11 inches.

Large section on Frontier Six Shooters, including engraved models, quick draw holsters, grips for the frontier six shooter etc. etc.

Rifles for Big Game, Police and military equipment etc. etc.

Item No: HH1 Price: $22.00

HY HUNTER'S FRONTIER SIXSHOOTER MANUAL

Very Good, no dust jacket Illustrted grey slick paper covers.

Illustrations: Black and white photographs

Small folds on lower corners some browing and ageing to paper o/w clean sound and tight.

23 pages.

10 15/16 x 8 3/8 inches

"A few weeks ago, I took my Frontiern Six Shooter .357 Atomic Revolver hunting with me on a wild boar hunt in Southern California and I actually left my rifle at home."

The story of the frontiern six shooter, How to shoot the frontier, Questions and Answers, Great Western Frontiern Sixshooters, Grips, Holster sets, Stripping the Frontier Six Shhoter.

Item No: HH2 Price: $22.00

HY HUNTER'S FRONTIER DERRINGER CATALOGUE AND TRAINING MANUAL #3

Very Good, no dust jacket, yellow heavy paper covers.

Illustrations: Black and white illustrations.

Front cover is detaching along lower 5 inches, Chips and tears on back cover along edges.

63 pages.

10 15/16 x 8 1/4 inches.

"The use of the Frontier Derringer as a defense weapon without using it's killing power...Basic grips of the frontier derringer..the new deluxe frontier derringer..the story of derringers..

"Hy Hunter's famous museum and store contains over twenty thousand unusual firearms.

Item No: HH3 Price: $22.00 SOLD

SIXGUNS THE STANDARD REFERENCE WORK BY Elmer Keith

Very Good in VG Dust Jacket, mylar warapper. Red paper covered boards, Grey cloth backstrip, black lettering on spine.

Publisher: Bonanza, 1961 fifth printing, previous owner's name covered with blank address sticker on flyleaf but present stamped on title page

Illustrations: Black and white photographs throughout the text.

Both lower corners are lightly bumped. Previous owner has stamped name and address on several pages.

335 pages w/index

11 X 8 1/2 inches.

"Elmer Keith, recognized as the world expert on guns, reports on new developments in arms and ammunition with a variety of splndid photographs of old and rare guns along with current American models.'

" Included in his remarks is a treasury of absorbing information about marksmen with numerous illustrations of trick shooting, quick draws, hip-shooting and police training.

Item No: Gweb22 Price: $SOLD

THE BOOK OF SHOOTING FOR SPORT AND SKILL edited by Frederick Wilkinson

Very Good in Good Dust Jacket Blue papered covered boards, Gold lettering.

Publisher: Crown. 1980 presumed first American printing.

Illustrations: Black and white photographs throughout the book.

Corners bumped, dust jacket shows fading, chipping minor tearing and wear.

351 pages w/index 10 x 7 1/2 inches.

"More and more people, especially young people, are becoming interested in the exciting and highly skilled sport of shooting. This book lines up a squad of over twenty experts from both sides of the Atlantic - including national and international champions, coaches, top gunmakers and other prominent members of the shooting world - as authors of a comprehensive and practical encyclopedia of "gunmanship" as a recreation"

"Over 300 illustrations show shooters in action and a survey of the available handguns, shotguns, rifles, and airguns. The chapter on ammunition explains in detail what happens wehen the trigger is pressed, and introduces the art of handloading spent cartridges as well."

Item No: Gweb23 Price: $20.00

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